The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

Crime Drama Thriller

Storyline: After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

Release Date: 1939-10-28

Original Language: en

Original Title: The Roaring Twenties

Status: Released

Runtime: 104 minutes

TagLine: The land of the free gone wild! The heyday of the hotcha! The shock-crammed days G-men took ten whole years to lick!

Rating: (245 votes)

Budget: $0

Revenue: $0

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Spoken Languages: English

View On: TMDb | IMDb

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Cast Members

James Cagney

James Cagney (Eddie Bartlett)

33.65%

Priscilla Lane

Priscilla Lane (Jean Sherman)

17.55%

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart (George Hally)

46.05%

Gladys George

Gladys George (Panama Smith)

18.41%

Jeffrey Lynn

Jeffrey Lynn (Lloyd Hart)

18.15%

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh (Danny Green)

28.60%

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly (Nick Brown)

32.59%

Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon (Mrs. Sherman)

19.38%

Edward Keane

Edward Keane (Henderson)

20.76%

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer (The Sergeant)

25.61%

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan (Michaels)

22.80%

George Meeker

George Meeker (Masters)

19.87%

John Hamilton

John Hamilton (Judge)

19.01%

Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott (First Detective)

14.83%

Eddy Chandler

Eddy Chandler (Second Detective)

17.69%

Abner Biberman

Abner Biberman (Henchman)

18.65%

Vera Lewis

Vera Lewis (Mrs. Gray)

18.04%

John Deering

John Deering (Narrator (voice))

6.69%

Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff (Cabbie (uncredited))

16.96%

Ernie Alexander

Ernie Alexander (Bootleg Customer (uncredited))

13.43%

Murray Alper

Murray Alper (Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited))

20.60%

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong (Hatted Passerby Before Nightclub (uncredited))

23.85%

Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey (2nd Ex-Con (uncredited))

23.53%

Brooks Benedict

Brooks Benedict (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

21.31%

James Blaine

James Blaine (Club Doorman (uncredited))

9.89%

Max Blum

Max Blum (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

1.08%

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler (Policeman in Speakeasy (uncredited))

20.33%

Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley (Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

18.95%

Al Bridge

Al Bridge (Ship Captain (uncredited))

21.35%

Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar (Gangster (uncredited))

23.50%

Nat Carr

Nat Carr (Waiter (uncredited))

11.82%

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

14.82%

Clay Clement

Clay Clement (Bramfield (uncredited))

13.86%

Ann Codee

Ann Codee (Saleswoman (uncredited))

14.42%

James Conaty

James Conaty (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

16.63%

Ray Cooke

Ray Cooke (Orderly (uncredited))

14.01%

Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

7.36%

Charles Corrigan

Charles Corrigan (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

1.00%

Maurice Costello

Maurice Costello (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

10.58%

Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps (Cop (uncredited))

11.02%

Alan Davis

Alan Davis (Vermont Man in Speakeasy (uncredited))

4.84%

Sayre Dearing

Sayre Dearing (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

12.32%

Joe Devlin

Joe Devlin (Order-Taker (uncredited))

13.06%

Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott (Bootlegger (uncredited))

17.59%

James Flavin

James Flavin (Policeman (uncredited))

20.81%

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

26.26%

Curt Furburg

Curt Furburg (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

3.62%

Fred Graham

Fred Graham (Henchman Eddie Pushes Over Railing (uncredited))

19.94%

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale (Customer (uncredited))

24.72%

Bert Hanlon

Bert Hanlon (Pianist (uncredited))

11.18%

Carl Harbaugh

Carl Harbaugh (Street-Cleaner (uncredited))

12.28%

Sam Harris

Sam Harris (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

18.83%

John Harron

John Harron (Soldier (uncredited))

14.77%

Eddie Hart

Eddie Hart (Store Doorman (uncredited))

11.95%

Lew Harvey

Lew Harvey (3rd Ex-Con (uncredited))

11.36%

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian (First Mate (uncredited))

12.50%

Al Herman

Al Herman (Gorman Gin-Taster (uncredited))

9.11%

Herbert Heywood

Herbert Heywood (Pop (uncredited))

16.04%

Al Hill

Al Hill (1st Ex-Con (uncredited))

15.11%

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

31.32%

Harry Hollingsworth

Harry Hollingsworth (Customer (uncredited))

4.13%

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes (Taxi Passenger (uncredited))

17.35%

Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

6.95%

George Humbert

George Humbert (Luigi (uncredited))

12.13%

Lloyd Ingraham

Lloyd Ingraham (Official in Montage (uncredited))

17.23%

Michael Jeffers

Michael Jeffers (Joe - The Bartender (uncredited))

14.63%

Jane Jones

Jane Jones (Singing Trio Member (uncredited))

5.12%

Mel Kalish

Mel Kalish (Singing Trio Member (uncredited))

2.07%

Don Thaddeus Kerr

Don Thaddeus Kerr (Bobby Hart (uncredited))

1.26%

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr (Cabbie (uncredited))

19.49%

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee (Cabbie (uncredited))

24.93%

Reid Kilpatrick

Reid Kilpatrick (Announcer (uncredited))

6.70%

Mike Lally

Mike Lally (Gangster (uncredited))

21.69%

Alfred Linder

Alfred Linder (Foreman (uncredited))

4.43%

George Lloyd

George Lloyd (Singing Trio Member (uncredited))

16.32%

Arthur Loft

Arthur Loft (Still Proprietor (uncredited))

17.11%

Charles Marsh

Charles Marsh (Timid Man (uncredited))

10.03%

Frank Mayo

Frank Mayo (Policeman (uncredited))

17.18%

King Mojave

King Mojave (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

8.62%

Philip Morris

Philip Morris (Policeman (uncredited))

19.92%

Jack Mower

Jack Mower (Guard (uncredited))

18.97%

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

15.91%

Wendell Niles

Wendell Niles (Self - Announcer (uncredited))

8.91%

Field Norton

Field Norton (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

6.82%

Jack Norton

Jack Norton (Drunk at Henderson Club (uncredited))

13.18%

Wedgwood Nowell

Wedgwood Nowell (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

10.42%

Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley (Jailer (uncredited))

16.86%

Oscar O'Shea

Oscar O'Shea (Customer (uncredited))

18.69%

David Oliver

David Oliver (Policeman (uncredited))

15.44%

Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell (Gangster (uncredited))

19.08%

William Pawley

William Pawley (Cabdriver (uncredited))

15.09%

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps (Bailiff (uncredited))

16.09%

Paul Phillips

Paul Phillips (Mike (uncredited))

11.88%

John J. Richardson

John J. Richardson (Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited))

12.27%

John Ridgely

John Ridgely (Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited))

19.88%

Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring (Charlie (uncredited))

20.30%

Warren Rock

Warren Rock (Gangster (uncredited))

1.55%

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

18.62%

Don Rowan

Don Rowan (Gangster (uncredited))

11.05%

Hector V. Sarno

Hector V. Sarno (Warehouse Boss (uncredited))

10.79%

Cliff Saum

Cliff Saum (Train Conductor (uncredited))

11.35%

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre (Order-Taker (uncredited))

19.51%

Bruce Sidney

Bruce Sidney (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

5.85%

John St. Clair

John St. Clair (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

1.29%

Amzie Strickland

Amzie Strickland (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

24.84%

Charles Sullivan

Charles Sullivan (Freighter Crew Member (uncredited))

19.39%

Elliott Sullivan

Elliott Sullivan (Eddie's Cellmate (uncredited))

15.92%

Westbrook Van Voorhis

Westbrook Van Voorhis (Himself - Narrator (uncredited))

2.40%

Max Wagner

Max Wagner (Gangster (uncredited))

20.81%

Billy Wayne

Billy Wayne (Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited))

13.43%

Ben Welden

Ben Welden (Tavern Proprietor (uncredited))

20.58%

Dick Wessel

Dick Wessel (Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited))

23.07%

Leo White

Leo White (Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

19.99%

Frank Wilcox

Frank Wilcox (Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited))

23.13%

Lottie Williams

Lottie Williams (Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

13.50%

Norman Willis

Norman Willis (Bootlegger (uncredited))

13.48%

Charles C. Wilson

Charles C. Wilson (Policeman (uncredited))

20.18%

Robert Dobson

Robert Dobson (Lieutenant)

3.69%

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